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Association of Early Imaging for Back Pain With Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults

Jeffrey G. Jarvik, Laura S. Gold, Bryan A. Comstock, Patrick J. Heagerty, Sean D. Rundell, Judith A. Turner, Andrew L. Avins, Zoya Bauer, Brian W. Bresnahan, Janna Friedly,

JAMA · 2015 · 130 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Among older adults with a new primary care visit for back pain, early imaging was not associated with better 1-year outcomes. The value of early diagnostic imaging in older adults for back pain without radiculopathy is uncertain.

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